Clothes-rack.



PATBNTED NOV. 21, 1905.

M. WHEELER.

CLOTHES RACK.

APPLICATION FILED APE.24,1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

MURWIN WHEELER, OF STEPHENSON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF 'IO FRANKW. PAINE, OF STEPHENSON, MICHIGAN.

CLOTHES-RACK- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257,246.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MU'RWIN WHEELER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stephenson,in the county of Menominee and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Racks; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the'same.

My invention is an improved clothes-rack adapted to be raised andlowered to any desired vertical adjustment and also adapted to be foldedflat against a wall to economize space when not in use; and it consistsin the construction, combination, and arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of aclothes-rack constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 isa top plan view of the same, showing the rack extended in full lines andfolded in dotted lines.

In the embodiment of my invention I provide a frame 1, which is hereshown as rectangular in form, comprising side rods a and end rods 6, andwhich is adapted to lie against a wall. The frame is suspended by cords2 from pulleys 3 and is thereby adapted to be raised and lowered, thesaid cords being connected together by a ring 4, which facilitates theraising and lowering of the frame and the rack which it carries, ashereinafter described.

To the ends of the frame are pivoted V- shaped end bars 5, which arehere shown as made of iron rods bent at their intermediate points toform eyes 6. Said end bars are connected together by rods 7, which arepivotally connected thereto by engaging the eyes 6 and serve as lines onwhich to hang the clothes or other articles, the said rods 7 beingsuitably spaced apart. ally connected to the frame, and the rods 7,which connect the end bars, are pivotally attached to the latter, itfollows that the said end bars and rods may be turned so as to beextended outwardly from the frame 1 or to be folded against the same.From each end of the frame 1 projects a rod or arm 8. A bracerod 9 ispivotally connected thereto, and one end of the said brace-rod may beengaged with or disengaged from one of the end bars 5 of Since the endbars are pivot-v the rack. It is here shown as having a hook 10 for thispurpose. When the rack is extended, the brace-rod is engaged with thesaid end bar and holds the latter .in extended position. In order tofold the rack against the wall out of the way, the. brace-rod must firstbe disengaged therefrom, as will be understood.

Ihe frame is provided at its lower corners with rearwardly-projectingstuds 11, which serve to space the lower side of the frame a distance ofa few inches from the wall to maintain the frame in a slightly-inclinedposition.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A clothes-rack comprising a frame adapted to lie against a wall, bentend bars pivotally connected at their upper and lower ends to the frame,lines or rods connecting said end bars, and means to secure the latterwhen disposed at right angles to the frame.

2. A clothes rack, comprising a frame adapted to lie against a wall,bent end arms pivotally connected at their upper and lower ends to saidframe, rods connecting said end bars, a rod projecting from one end ofthe frame, and a brace-rod pivotally connected to the said projectingrod and adapted to be detachably connected to one of the bent end bars,to hold the end bars in a position at right angles to the frame,substantially as described.

3. A clothes rack, comprising a frame adapted to lie against a wall,means to raise and lower the frame, end bars pivotally connectedthereto, adapted to be extended from the frame and to be folded againstthe same, rods connecting said end bars, and means to secure the latterwhen disposed at an angle with reference to the frame.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

MURWIN WHEELER.

Witnesses:

ALICE M. BowERs, NoRwooD BOWERS.

